gun control

Previous attempts to expand background checks or pass sweeping gun control bills have failed in the Maine Legislature because of opposition from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers from rural areas.

Both for recent arrivals and those who have been in the country for decades, the growing list of mass shootings is eroding a sense of security they hoped to find in America.

Maine's two Democratic house members have split on a pair of bills designed to increase the waiting time and expand background checks for those seeking to…

In response to two recent deadly mass shootings in Ohio and Texas, about 100 protesters rallied in downtown Portland Sunday afternoon to advocate for gun…

Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says that she would support legislation to close what she calls “loopholes in the background check system”…

Maine lawmakers are considering an additional “red flag” bill that supporters say is designed to curb gun violence.The bill, the result of negotiations…

AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine is unlikely to move forward on firearm legislation prohibiting the sale of high-capacity magazines. The Legislature's Criminal…

More than 100 activists on both sides of the gun control debate were at the State House Friday to testify on nearly a dozen bills being considered this…

Maine’s two Democratic representatives for Congress usually agree on most issues, but they do not align on a bill that would expand federal background…

State lawmakers are proposing an array of changes to Maine's gun laws, including instituting background checks for all private sales and…